TENGGER TRADISIONAL CEREMONY


The thanksgiving ceremony aimed at the four qiblas (east, west, north and south) is held in the 4th month, called pujan kapat. This thanksgiving ceremony is intended to save the village from plagues and disasters and for Sang Hyang Widi Wasa to provide welfare to the Tengger people.

Dukun Tengger as a religious and traditional leader also has a thanksgiving ceremony called pujan kepitu (a thanksgiving ceremony held in the 7th month). For a month the Dukun tengger must undergo austerity, prevent lust, and eliminate evil thoughts. The peak of this ritual is called pati geni (not eating and drinking for a day and night and being in a dark room), then mutih, which means not being allowed to eat salty foods, and is closed again with pati geni.

The next thanksgiving ceremony is held in the 8th month, called pujan kawolu. This thanksgiving ceremony is intended to welcome the beginning of the shaman's fast (megengan). As a community leader, the Dukun must always be clean and close to Sang Hyang Widi Wasa.

 In the 9th month, the Tengger people hold a celebration called pujan kasanga. This greeting is intended to protect the nine paths of human desires so that they are protected from evil temptations and to ask Sang Hyang Widi Wasa to always be given safety and prosperity for generations to come.


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